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Monday, February 2, 2004

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2-million-year-old A. sediba cranium shows evidence of brain evolution, IU anthropologist finds

It isn't necessarily a bigger brain, but it is a better brain. That's what Indiana University Department of Anthropology research associate Kristian Carlson reported Sept. 8 in Science in describing the internal surface of the braincase of Australopithecus sediba, a nearly 2-million-year-old hominin Carlson and six other scientists discovered 18 months ago in South Africa.   Full Story >>

Links between sexual signaling, immune-endocrine functions focus of NSF grant to IU anthropologist

An Indiana University Bloomington anthropologist has been awarded $304,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct the first-ever study into the interrelationship between functional immunity, endocrine status and sexual signaling in primates.   Full Story >>

2-million-year-old A. sediba cranium shows evidence of brain evolution, IU anthropologist finds

It isn't necessarily a bigger brain, but it is a better brain. That's what Indiana University Department of Anthropology research associate Kristian Carlson reported Sept. 8 in Science in describing the internal surface of the braincase of Australopithecus sediba, a nearly 2-million-year-old hominin Carlson and six other scientists discovered 18 months ago in South Africa.   Full Story >>

Sexual signaling

An Indiana University Bloomington anthropologist has been awarded $304,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct the first-ever study into the interrelationship between functional immunity, endocrine status and sexual signaling in primates.   Full Story >>

Links between sexual signaling, immune-endocrine functions focus of NSF grant to IU anthropologist

An Indiana University Bloomington anthropologist has been awarded $304,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct the first-ever study into the interrelationship between functional immunity, endocrine status and sexual signaling in primates.   Full Story >>

Big Red Eats Green foods festival will connect students to area network of growers, chefs

Local foods, the people who produce them and the groups that support local food systems -- including some of Bloomington's most popular chefs -- will gather next Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 14) at Indiana University's Dunn Meadow for Big Red Eats Green, a festival with the focus on consumers and why we should care about where our food comes from.   Full Story >>



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